Football for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - Ghana WASH Window
- Ghana
- Finished 31-08-2019
VEI B.V. and Rand Water Services Pty (South Africa – a full subsidiary of Rand Water) had created a 51/49 joint venture named Vitens Rand Water Services Limited (VRWS). VRWS was registered in The Netherlands but is now dissolved. VRWS was selected as the successful bidder for a Management Contract issued by the World Bank for Urban Water with the Ghana Water Company Ltd (GWCL). The joint venture had established a local company, named ‘Aqua Vitens Rand Water Ltd’ (AVRL) to which some 3,200 staff members from GWCL were seconded. AVRL was acting as the ‘Operator’ for and on behalf of GWCL and, as such, had assumed full control of all operational activities for a period of five years. The Management Contract included a comprehensive list of Services to be provided including:
The Performance-Based Management Contract stipulated Service Standards to be met. These related to: